ThinkSystem ST50 Dubai

Description

ThinkSystem ST50 Dubai

The Lenovo ThinkSystem ST50 Dubai is a powerful yet cost-effective entry-level tower server designed to meet the needs of small businesses, home offices, retail stores, educational institutions, and branch offices. Built to deliver reliable performance and enterprise-grade features, this server is an excellent choice for organizations looking for a compact, efficient, and budget-friendly solution.

Powerful Performance with Intel Xeon Processing

At the heart of the ThinkSystem ST50, you’ll find a 1-socket Intel Xeon E-2100 Series processor, designed to handle essential business workloads seamlessly. Whether you need it for file sharing, point-of-sale (POS) systems, data storage, or basic virtualization, this server offers efficient and stable performance to keep your business operations running smoothly.

Superior Memory and Data Integrity

This Lenovo tower server supports up to 64 GB of 2666 MHz TruDDR4 ECC memory, ensuring data integrity and smooth multitasking. The inclusion of Error-Correcting Code (ECC) memory helps prevent data corruption and ensures reliability, making it an excellent option for mission-critical business applications.

Enterprise-Grade Security and Reliability Features

The ThinkSystem ST50 Dubai is engineered with business-class security and stability in mind. Some of its key reliability features include:

Onboard RAID Controller – Ensures data redundancy and protection.
Enterprise-Grade Hard Drives and Network Adapters – Improves durability and performance.
Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) – Allows for remote management and monitoring, making IT maintenance easier and more efficient.

These features provide enhanced data security, system stability, and simplified IT administration, making the Lenovo ThinkSystem ST50 a reliable choice for small enterprises.

Compact, Quiet, and Space-Efficient Design

One of the standout features of the Lenovo ThinkSystem ST50 is its compact and quiet design. Unlike bulky traditional servers, this model is ideal for office environments with limited space. Despite its small footprint, it delivers enterprise-grade performance while operating with minimal noise, making it suitable for office desks, back rooms, and shared workspaces.

Scalability and High Storage Capacity

Even though it is an entry-level server, the ThinkSystem ST50 Dubai provides massive storage expansion capabilities. It can support up to 24 TB of storage, allowing businesses to manage and store growing amounts of data without compromising performance.

Broad OS Compatibility for Versatile Business Applications

The Lenovo ThinkSystem ST50 is designed to work with a wide range of operating systems, making it highly versatile. It supports:

Windows Server
Linux Distributions (Ubuntu, Red Hat, CentOS, etc.)
VMware & Virtualization Solutions

This flexibility ensures seamless integration into different IT infrastructures, allowing businesses to customize the server for their specific needs.

Why Choose the Lenovo ThinkSystem ST50 Dubai?

If you are looking for a cost-effective yet powerful entry-level server, the ThinkSystem ST50 is an excellent choice. Here’s why:

Affordable enterprise-level performance
Compact and quiet for office environments
Scalable storage up to 24 TB
Enterprise-grade security and data protection
Remote management with Intel AMT
Versatile OS compatibility

The Lenovo ThinkSystem ST50 Dubai is a well-rounded server solution that balances performance, affordability, and reliability. Whether you’re a small business owner, IT professional, or part of an educational institution, this server ensures seamless operations, data security, and efficient management – all while keeping costs low.

For businesses searching for a powerful yet budget-friendly tower server, the ThinkSystem ST50 is an investment worth considering.

Features:

The ThinkSystem ST50 Dubai server is an office-friendly tower server that has been optimized to provide enterprise-class features to small businesses, retail, educational institutions and branch offices.

Scalability and performance

The ST50 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability, and reduce costs:

The Intel Xeon E-2100 Series processors improves productivity by offering affordable single-socket system performance with 6-core processors with up to 3.8 GHz core speeds.
Intelligent and adaptive system performance with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 allows processor cores to run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by temporarily going beyond processor thermal design power (TDP).
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology boosts performance for multithreaded applications by enabling simultaneous multithreading within each processor core, up to two threads per core.
Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware-level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better use the hardware for virtualization workloads.
Up to four 2666 MHz DDR4 ECC or non-ECC UDIMMs provide speed and capacity of up to 64 GB.
The server offers PCI Express 3.0 I/O expansion capabilities that increase the theoretical maximum bandwidth by almost 100% (8 GTps per link using 128b/130b encoding) compared to the PCI Express 2.0 (5 GTps per link using 8b/10b encoding).
With Intel Integrated I/O Technology, the PCI Express 3.0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon E-2100 Series processors. Such integration reduces I/O latency and increases overall system performance.
Up to four non-hot-swap (NHS) drive bays supporting hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid-state drives (SSDs) provide flexible internal storage capacity.
The use of SSDs instead of, or along with, traditional spinning drives (hard disk drives or HDDs) can significantly improve I/O performance.

Availability and serviceability

The ST50 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

The ThinkSystem ST50 Dubai supports UDIMM memory with ECC protection which provides error correction not available in PC-class “servers” that use parity memory. Avoiding system crashes (and data loss) due to soft memory errors means greater system uptime.
Tool-less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts, such as memory and adapter cards.
A choice of affordable onboard SATA RAID or advanced hardware RAID redundancy offers data protection and greater system uptime.
The use of SSDs can provide better reliability than the use of traditional HDDs, for greater uptime.
Built-in Active Management Technology based on Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) 12.0 which continuously monitors system parameters, sends alerts, and enables administrators to perform remote recovery actions to minimize downtime.
The Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager Lite tool can be used to install an operating system on the server and perform system diagnostics.
One-year or three-year customer-replaceable unit (CRU) and onsite limited warranty with next business day response. Optional service upgrades are available.

Manageability and security

Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the ST50:

Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) 12.0 monitors server availability and enables administrators to perform remote management.
An integrated industry-standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) enables improved setup, configuration, and updates, and simplifies error handling.
An integrated hardware Trusted Platform Module (TPM) supporting TPM 2.0 and 1.2 enables advanced cryptographic functionality, such as digital signatures and remote attestation.
Protects application code and data from disclosure or modification with Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX), enabling high-assurance security use cases, such as blockchain, identity and records privacy, secure browsing, and digital rights management (DRM).
Administrator and power-on passwords help protect from unauthorized access to the server.
An intrusion switch on the cover of the server and padlock loop at the rear of the server help detect and prevent unauthorized physical access to the internal components of the server .
A slot for a Kensington-style cable lock helps prevent theft.

Energy efficiency

The ST50 offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, increase energy availability, and contribute to a green environment:

80 PLUS Platinum-certified power supply (select models) enables greater energy savings while providing flexibility to meet your business needs.
Intelligent Cooling Engine (ICE) actively monitors component temperatures in real-time and optimally adjusts the speeds of the fans to keep the system cooler and quieter.
The ThinkSystem Capacity Planner tool provides information about the power consumption and electric current calculation for the different configurations of servers and other devices, which helps plan deployment of servers and devices in an efficient way.
Intel Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed, to reduce power draw.

Technical Specifications:

Machine type	7Y49 – 1 year warranty 7Y48 – 3 year warranty
Form factor	Tower (can be installed in a rack with the available Rack Mount Kit)
Processor	One Intel processor (formerly codenamed “Coffee Lake”). Choose from: Intel Xeon E-2100 Series processor up to 3.8 GHz Intel Core i3-8100/8300 Series processor up to 4 GHz Intel Pentium G5400/G5500/G5600 Series processor up to 3.9 GHz Intel Celeron G4900 Series processor up to 3.2 GHz
Chipset	Intel C246 chipset
Memory	Four DIMM sockets supporting Lenovo TruDDR4 DIMMs at 2666 MHz. Support ECC UDIMMs. For China customers, the server supports non-ECC DIMMs (ECC and non-ECC cannot be mixed).
Memory maximums	Up to 64 GB with 4x 16 GB UDIMMs
Memory protection	Error-correcting code (ECC)
Disk drive bays	Up to 4x 3.5-inch non-hot swap (NHS) drive bays. Bays 1-3 only support 3.5″ HDD or SSD drives; Bay 4 supports one of the following configurations: 3.5-inch non-hot-swap HDD or SSD in a 5.25-inch conversion tray Half-high optical drive (either DVD-ROM or DVD-RW) Half-high backup unit (either LTO tape or RDX drive) Combination 3.5-inch non-hot-swap HDD or SSD plus a slim optical DVD-RW The server can be configured without any HDDs or SSDs. The server also supports 2x SD Cards installed in an optional SD Card Adapter (RAID not supported).
Maximum internal storage	Using HDDs: 32 TB using 4x 8TB SATA HDDs Using SSDs: 3.84 TB using 4x 960GB SATA SSDs HDDs and SSDs can be installed in the same server but are not supported in the same RAID volume
Storage controller	Onboard 6 Gb SATA controller, supporting AHCI mode (non-RAID) or Intel RSTe software RAID (RAID 0, 1, 10, 5) 12 Gb RAID controller: RAID 530i (cacheless) supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5 RAID 730-8i with 1GB cache supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5 RAID 930-8i with 2GB flash-backed cache supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 6 RAID 940-8i with 2GB flash-backed cache supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 6 12 Gb Host Bus Adapter: 430-8i or 440-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA
Media drive bay	One half-height 5.25-inch bay for optical or tape drive. Supports DVD-ROM or DVD-RW. Mutually exclusive with the fourth HDD/SSD.
Network interfaces	One integrated Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE-T port (RJ-45) using Intel i219-LM controller.
PCI Expansion slots	Three PCIe slots as follows: Slot 1: PCIe 3.0 x16 full-height half-length (FHHL) Slot 2: PCIe 3.0 x1 full-height half-length (FHHL) Slot 3: PCIe 3.0 x4 (physical connector is x16) full-height half-length (FHHL)
Ports	Front ports: Two USB ports (both are USB 3.1 G1) Rear ports: Four USB ports (two USB 3.1 G1, two USB 2.0) Two DisplayPort video ports (require a processor with integrated graphics) One RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port One serial port One audio line-out ports (Windows 10 only; some line noise is possible)
Cooling	Supports ASHRAE A2 and ASHRAE B environments. Two fixed system fans. Additional fans attached to the processor, in the power supply, and in the optional media bay enclosure.
Power supply	One fixed power supply, either 250W or 400W power supply. 80 PLUS Platinum certified.
Hot-swap parts	None
Systems management	Power and drive activity LEDs. Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) 12.0 server management. Supports Integrated Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager Lite (USB memory key-based) for system setup and firmware upgrades. No support for XClarity Controller (XCC).
Security features	Power-on password, administrator’s password, Trusted Platform Module (TPM), supporting TPM 1.2 or TPM 2.0. Optional Chassis intrusion switch. Padlock loop and Kensington cable slot for physical security.
Video	Integrated Intel Graphics Technology (Intel GT) on most processors. Two DisplayPort ports. Maximum resolution is 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) at a refresh rate of 60Hz. On servers with a processor that does not have integrated graphics, the two DP ports are not connected and a separate GPU adapter is required.
Operating systems supported	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware ESXi.
Limited warranty	Three-year or one-year (model dependent) customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9×5 next business day (NBD).
Service and support	Optional service upgrades are available through Lenovo Services: 4-hour or 2-hour response time, 6-hour fix time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extension, software support for Lenovo hardware and some third-party applications.
Dimensions	Width: 175 mm (6.9 in.), height: 376 mm (14.8 in.), depth: 424 mm (16.7 in.).
Weight	Minimum: 7.5 kg (16.5 lb), maximum: 11.2 kg (24.7 lb)